Riven Hints (Q&A)

HINTS

MAIN ISLAND I
Q1: How do I open the locked wooden door?
A1: Look everywhere around the gate.
Q2: What is the significant of the gold scarabs on the 5 columns in the rotation room?
A2: Use the beetles to pinpoint locations in the room.
Q3: How do I use the pinhole on the rotated wall?
A3: Use the pinhole to look for visual clues.
Q4: How do I get into the Golden Dome Complex?
A4: Play with the buttons and levers
Q5: How do I get to Forest Island?
A5: Find the Throne Room, look around and press everything you see.

FORREST ISLAND I
Q1: What do I do when I found a wooden eye?
A1: Take note of the symbol, listen to sound it makes and look for an animal (symbolic) Proceed to Crater Island using the mining cart.

CRATER ISLAND
Q1: What is with switch at the center of the lake?
A1: Switch corresponds to the pipes where it leads to.
Q2: I can't enter the Boiler Room?!?
A2: Heat from inside is stopping you.
Q3: How do I get into Gehn's Lab?
A3: Solve the boiler room puzzle and look closely at a double door.
Q4: How do I operate the frog trap?
A4: The solution is somewhere in the vicinity of the lake.
Q5: What should I do once I am in Gehn's Lab?
A5: READ! READ! READ!
Proceed to Main Island II.

MAIN ISLAND II
Q1: How do I get into Golden Dome Complex?
A1: Play with levers, switches and the Rotation Room. You will find a major puzzle but will not be able to solve it yet.
Proceed to Forest Island II.

FOREST ISLAND II
Q1: How do I get inside the Wahrk Idol?
A1: The Wahrk Idol looks like a big fish with tusks. Look closely at the light source.
Q2: I want to play with the submarine?!?
A2: Release the sub from the clutches of evil...
Q3: Is there any warning I should know of?
A3: Do not go up the gallows UNLESS you have learnt how to count.
Q4: What is with all these D'ni symbol?
A4: Use the sub and go back to school.
Q5: How do I close the platform on the Conic Gallows?
A5: Solve the Wahrk Idol puzzle.
Q6: I still can't get close to the Conic Gallows?
A6: Find the 5 lever puzzle.
Q7: Where are all the lights in the Prision tunnel?
A7: Be patient and walk straight.
Q8: How do I solve the animal pictographs?
A8: Go to Plateau Island first to find out the last animal.

PLATEAU ISLAND
Q1: What do I do in the Underwater Viewing Chamber?
A1: Remember what all the symbols corresponds to.
Q2: What do I do in the Mapping Chamber?
A2: Locate spinning domes with map.
Proceed to Moiety Age after solving the Animal Pictograph Puzzle.
MOIETY AGE

Q1: How do I solve the animal pictographs?
A1: After Plateau Island you should know all the animals. Remember NOT ALL animals are boisterous. Proceed to Main Island to solve the Fire Marble Puzzle.

MAIN ISLAND III
Q1: How do I solve the Fire Marble Puzzle?
A1: All the clues are on Plateau Island. BUT there is one red herring. Pun not intended ;-)
Q2: Will there be a sound clue after you solve the puzzle?
A2: No. Just look around for any changes to the area.
Once you solve the puzzle, the linking book inside the Fire Marble Domes can now be used.

GEHN'S HOME
Q1: How do I trap Gehn using the Prison Book?
A1: Be brave.....be very brave.
Q2: What do I do with the D'ni timepiece?
A2: Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen and Listen.

PRISON ISLAND
Q1: How do I get to Prison Island?
A1: Use one of the linking books.
Q2: Why are all the linking books have a black window?
A2: They all need some energy source.
Q3: How do I free Catherine?
A3: Use what you have found in Gehn's Bedroom.

STAR FISSURE
Q1: How do I find the Fissure?
A1: Read Catherine's Journal.
Q2: Where are the numbers on the buttons?
A2: Count from left to right.
Q2: How do I break the glass cover?
A2: Read Catherine's Journal.

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